The Academy of Social Sciences is delighted to welcome a new cohort of outstanding social scientists to our Fellowship this spring.
Spanning a range of research and practice areas including climate change adaptation, food inequalities, and ethical issues in global peace and security, our spring cohort of new Fellows are elected for their significant contributions to social science, which highlight the relevance of the social sciences in understanding and addressing the many varied societal challenges facing the UK and the world today. As well as excellence in research and professional applications of social science, our new Fellows, who are drawn from a variety of backgrounds, disciplines and professions, have also made significant contributions beyond academia, including in industry, policy and higher education.
President of the Academy, Will Hutton FAcSS, said, “I’m delighted to welcome these leading social scientists to the Academy’s Fellowship this spring. Their substantial contributions have furthered knowledge and our understanding in tackling a wide range of societal challenges including working with Indigenous communities in the Arctic to better understand climate risk, memory retrieval processes in legal contexts, social inequalities, economic policy and tackling hate crime. We look forward to working with them to further promote the important role the social sciences play in our daily lives.”
The Academy’s Fellowship comprises 1,700 leading social scientists from academia, the public, private and third sectors. Our Fellows’ expertise covers the breadth of the social sciences, and their practice and research helps to understand and address some of the major challenges facing communities, society, places and economies. All Academy Fellows are elected for their excellence in their fields and their substantial contributions to social science for public benefit. Selection is through an independent peer review which recognises their excellence and impact.
Our 74 new Fellows have been elected from 39 UK organisations, comprising 35 Higher Education Institutions, as well as think tanks, non-profits, civil service, and from countries beyond the UK including Australia, the Czech Republic, Finland and Ireland.
We warmly welcome them to the Academy and look forward to engaging with them to advance understanding of our contemporary human world and to shape a better future.
The full list of this spring’s Fellows:
- Professor Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Professor of International Business, Durham University
- Professor Paul Baines, Professor of Political Marketing, University of Leicester
- Professor Joan Ballantine, Professor of Accounting, Ulster University
- Harriet Barnes, Director of Research, Innovation and Skills, Medr
- Professor Julie Barnett, Professor of Health Psychology, University of Bath
- Professor Andy Bennett, Professor of Cultural Sociology, Griffith University
- Professor Alice Bradbury, Professor of Sociology of Education, University College London (UCL)
- Dr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislova, Associate Professor in European Studies and Jean Monnet Chair, Masaryk University
- Alexy Buck, Chief Social Researcher, Ministry of Justice
- Professor Michael Butler, Director, Rhanbarth Research Centre, Bangor University
- Professor Kirsten Campbell, Professor of Law and Society, Loughborough University
- Professor Heejung Chung, Professor of Work and Employment and Director of the King’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, King’s College London (KCL)
- Dr. Victoria Clarke, Associate Professor in Qualitative and Critical Psychology, University of the West of England
- Professor James Cronin, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Culture Studies, Lancaster University
- Professor Neil Cummins, Professor of Economic History, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Michael Davis, Chief Executive, National Centre for Social Research
- Professor Margaret Defeyter OBE, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Dean of Social Mobility Policy Engagement and Director of the ‘Healthy Living’ Lab, Northumbria University
- Professor Helen Drake, Professor of French and European Studies, Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough University
- Professor Amanze Ejiogu, Professor of Accounting, Society and Accountability, Sheffield Hallam University
- Dr. Corinna Elsenbroich, Reader in Computational Modelling, University of Glasgow
- Professor Máiréad Enright, Professor of Law, Loughborough University
- Professor Rebecca Eynon, Professor of Education, the Internet and Society, University of Oxford
- Professor Margaret Fletcher, Professor of International Business, University of Glasgow
- Professor Heather Flowe, Professor of Psychology, University of Birmingham
- Professor James Ford, Priestley Chair in Climate Adaptation, University of Leeds
- Sam Freedman, Senior Fellow, Institute for Government
- Professor Lucy Frith, Professor of Bioethics & Health Research, University of Manchester
- Professor Birgitta Gatersleben, Professor of Environmental Psychology, University of Surrey
- Professor Reza Gholami, Professor of Sociology of Education, University of Birmingham
- Professor Suzanne Graham, Professor of Language and Education, University of Reading
- Professor Kyle Grayson, Head of the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University
- Professor Luke Harding, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Lancaster University
- Professor Jonathan Havercroft, Professor of International Relations, University of Glasgow
- Professor Qile (Horace) He, Professor of Strategy and Performance Management, University of Derby
- Professor Gina Heathcote, Professor of Public International Law, Newcastle University
- Professor Alison Heppenstall, Professor of Geocomputation, University of Glasgow
- Professor Robin Hickey, Professor of Law, Queen’s University Belfast
- Professor Sam Hickey, Professor of Politics and Development, University of Manchester
- Professor Kevin Keasey, Professor of Accounting and Finance, University of Leeds
- Professor Louise Kempton, Professor of Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle University
- Professor Charles Lees, Executive Dean, School of Policy and Global Affairs, City St George’s, University of London
- Professor Ioannis Lianos, Professor of Global Competition Law and Public Policy, University College London (UCL)
- Professor Sumi Madhok, Professor of Political Theory and Gender Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Professor Martin Meyer, Vice rector/ Professor in Industrial Management, University of Vaasa
- Professor Lucie Middlemiss, Professor of Environment and Society, University of Leeds
- Professor Daniel Muzio, Professor of Management, University of York
- Professor Matthias Neumann, Professor of Modern History, University of East Anglia
- Professor Peter Newell, Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex
- Professor Insa Nolte, Professor of African Studies, University of Birmingham
- Professor Collins Ntim, Professor of Accounting, University of Southampton
- Professor Rebecca O’Connell, Professor of Food, Families and Society, University of Hertfordshire
- Cathal O’Donoghue, Chair Social and Public Policy, University of Galway
- Professor Moses Oketch, Professor of International Education Policy and Development, and Head of Department of Education, Practice and Society, University College London (UCL)
- Professor Martin O’Neill, Professor of Political Philosophy, University of York
- Professor Lee Parker, Research Professor of Accounting, University of Glasgow
- Professor James Pattison, Professor of Politics, University of Manchester
- Professor Jules Pretty OBE, Emeritus Professor, University of Essex
- Professor Jessica Pykett, Professor of Social and Political Geography, University of Birmingham
- Professor Tazeeb Rajwani, Professor in International Business and Strategy, University of Surrey
- Professor Kathleen Riach, Professor of Organisational Studies, University of Glasgow
- Professor Oliver Richmond, Professor of Politics, University of Manchester
- Professor Almudena Sevilla CBE, Professor of Economic and Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Professor Gurchathen Singh Sanghera, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews
- Professor Melanie Simms, Professor of Work and Employment, University of Glasgow
- Professor Stephen Sinclair, Professor of Social Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Professor Antonella Sorace, Professor of Developmental Linguistics, University of Edinburgh
- Professor Vicki Squire, Professor of International Politics, University of Warwick
- Professor Cristina Stefan, Professor of International Relations and Global Governance, University of Leeds
- Professor Ellen Stewart, Professor of Public Policy and Health, University of Glasgow
- Professor Elvira Uyarra, Professor of Innovation Studies, University of Manchester
- Professor Martin Westlake, Visiting Professor of Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Professor Matthew Williams, Professor of Criminology, Cardiff University
- Professor Marysia Zalewski, Professor of International Relations, Cardiff University
- Professor Fangzhu Zhang, Professor of China Planning, University College London (UCL)
Notes to Editors
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About the Academy of Social Sciences
The Academy of Social Sciences is the national academy of academics, practitioners and learned societies in the social sciences. We exist, as a charity, to promote the social sciences in the UK for public benefit. We showcase, champion and advocate for the social sciences and their applications, raising awareness – in policy, business and with the public – of their immense value in understanding and managing our contemporary human world, and helping to secure their flourishing future.
The social sciences include: anthropology; business, finance & management; development studies; economics; economic & social history; education; human geography; law; planning; politics; regional studies; sociology; social policy; social psychology; social statistics & methodologies.